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We care about the environment, but if you could commute an hour and a half to go on MS Teams that’d be greeeat.

Ah, Gender neutral douchebaggery, we live in an enlightened society

Right! I was looking for a brief distraction from an awkward work moment. Not a mix of sadness and wholesomeness

It was all over the BC online forums when the province banned short term rentals outside primary residence.

There were op eds, bad studies, lying companies etc. Here a few from quick internet search

A crappy study trying to gaslight people. This was all over. https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/airbnbs-dont-cause-residential-rent-increases-conference-board-8273746

Air bnb makes the argument they aren’t responsible https://www.airbnb.ca/e/closerlook

Arguing it lowers costs https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/10/airbnb-and-housing-costs/

But the land lords told us Airbnb doesn’t effect rental prices and actually let’s people afford homes!

That is indeed a shit post

Y’all are speedrunning that antifreedom thing eh?

It’d be the department if peace if he was leaning into the 1984 thing

Beware the chuck wagon racing girl!

My cockapoo is offended if he isn’t offered first dibs on goober.

But checks and balances!

Here comes the latest hit from Ruinious Litigation Ad Quod Damnum!

I never had to actually step in for her. She’d just casually mention I was a friend, or introduce me, if things weren’t good. Apparently, that settled things down.

We would occasionally get people who couldn’t take a hint and we’d tossed them out when there were a complaints.

I had a friend that used to bring all her first dates to the bar I tended. Just in case.

Dude was too much of a coward to run in Calgary, the only bit of Alberta he has a nominal connection to.

Him winning less than 65% of the vote would be embarrassing. I think the last dude won with something like 85%

Do you not dip nuggets in wine? What are you a child?

The terroir is reminiscent of isolation, earthiness, and finishes with… the dark ring of coffee at the bottom of the mug

The duality of man